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I know this is not anything new, but to me it's a light bulb moment!!! Am "I" hungry or is it just my mind??? Now before eating I have to think about it. Am I really hungry or is it all in my head? So when I open the fridge and grab for something, I stop close my eyes and think, is it real or in my head? I have stopped from grabbing many things I shouldn't. When It is hunger I stop again and ask myself should I eat this or this? making wise good nutritional choices. No I'm not perfect and when I really want something, like the new Truffle concrete from DQ, I have one bit and give the rest to hubby. I find now that most all of the time, sweets don't appel to me any longer. :devil: Gotta love it!!! My holes are healed and I'm finally walking without any pain at all! I'm so blessed, and soooo thankful! every morning before I rise, I place my hand on my tummy and thank God for this blessing! ya call me corny, but I am thankful! Wishing everyone here a smooth and educated journey! What have you learned today????

Today is the day I get to eat real food! No more liquids, ya! well I will continue to do the liquids when I just don't have time to eat. That does come up every now and again, this way I'm covered. Part of me is afraid to eat, but I know if I take it slow it will all be ok.

Every day I wake up I'm so grateful for this procedure/process and I wonder if I can do this? You know how you have tried everything written and still fail. I wonder if I will fail at this too? I know it's all in my mind.

Lately I find myself questioning what's just in "my mind" and what is real??? Like you think "oh how I would love to devour that jucy hamberger" but when you stop to think about it, you're not hungy...you're only hungery in your mind. ya know.

Wishing you all a wonderful and safe holiday weekend. Remember before you bite, think about it. Are you really hungery???

Since April 22, post op diet, and surgery 5/8 I've lost 23 lbs. I have ankles, I really have ankles and slender feet. My DH said last night, baby don't think I've ever seen your ankles before. I laughed. This is just to friggin wonderful! I love the part about not being hungry. My Drs. PA said it won't last??? may be it will??? I know, from reading all the posts here, that each person is different. I'm doing so well and am enjoying my new freedome of walking again. I'm so blessed and so glad I made the decission to do this. I'd do it again, in a heart beat! hope everyone else is having a great Monday! :cursing: Betz

Last Friday 5/8 I was banded. OH BABY!!! Of course that day our area was hit with a really bad storm, 17 tornados touched down in our surrounding area. Of course I had no clue, I was in lala land! They said they had to postpone my surgery till the storm passed over but I still had no clue how bad it was. A few nights later I finally was able to see the news and asked my husband, "What the hell happened"? I'm just glad our home and family/friends were ok and feel so bad for the people who had damage.

Ok, now for the trip so far. I handled surgery just fine, Doc said everything went very well, was in for 40 mins surgery and 1 1/2 hrs. of recovery. I wanted to sleep instead of breathing deeply, nurses didn't like that. I feel wonderful, no nauseia, not a great deal of pain, off pain meds after the 3rd day. Doing fine on full liquids. Even made a big batch of potato salad for Mothers day and didn't even want a bite! I have not been hungery AT ALL, so far this has been a walk in the park! Knock on wood!

I hear the shoulder pain from the gas is bad, but it's not happened yet! I'm 5 days out and nothing, THANKS TO GOD! So may be I'm just one of the lucky ones, the blessed ones???

Yes I'm sick of liquids but it really isn't so bad! I add a lot of ice to my slimfast and I feel like it's a milkshake. I can do this. I've been walking every day, just a little, I get worn out so easy! I see out Doc on Thursday, can't wait to see how much I've lost in water weight. I lost 10 lbs. before surgery and I know I've lost more, my feet and ankles have never been so skinny and think! this is to friggin awesome!!!:smile:

Just got a call from the docs office, I have to be at the surgery center at 7 a.m. tomorrow 5/8. Hopefully if all goes well with his first surgery I should be in there around 9 a.m? I'm his 2nd surgery of the day, so he should still be pretty fresh? I'm not a very patient person, but I have been trying to be calm about this all, all the waiting. I haven't killed anyone yet, so I'd say I'm doing pretty good. I just want to be on my way, ya know. I really thought I'd come out of surgery with some restriction, but I guess that depends on the person??? sounds like some have and some have not? Don't think Dr. Edwards does a fill during surgery? Wish they would have given better information about that. I'm not looking forward to "Banders Hell" but I can do this. If I have gotten thru the post op no food thing I can do this! well friends, tomorrow will be the 1st day of the "rest of my new life" and boy am I ready!!! :thumbdown: Good luck all you banders and wanna bes out there! wish me luck! thanks

Betz

Bmann, if you really want this then fight the insurance company. Once they deny you, you can write an appeal and if they still deny you, then go to your state insurance commission. Every state has one. go on line (google) and look it up and how to appeal your insurance denial. That's what I'm doing. First I got a loan for the surgery now I'm going to sue my insurance. Believe me I'm going to win!!! so fight for what you want!!!...betz

Well I have one more week to go until Band Day. this week is liquids and 1 small meal. Saturday I start all liquids. It's really not to bad. I found some protein stuff I really like and have some variety. It's my mind that's starving. I have to turn food commercials off on TV and can't be around food just sitting there, or else! The gremlin comes out in me! heheh

I just want this to be over so I can get on with my life. All I look at are normal size clothing and dream! Well good luck to all in Band Land! hugs...bb:wub:

Good luck on your Journey Jackie, just remember this is only a tool, you have to do the real work and it will be work, but just think how awesome you are going to feel puting on that new, size 10, sexy red outfit (or what ever is your dream outfit), mine is red! hehehe...Betz

I'm so friggin excited I could scream!! I have my surgery date....5/8/09. 1/2 of me is scared/nervous and 1/2 of me just can't wait to get it done. I'm hoping and praying it will all go well for me. Good luck all! bb P.S. I am so ready, have all my food, doing liquid diet, doing great.:thumbup:

Have never in my life written a blog. But here goes. I thought I should have some kind of diary about this new journey I'm about to start. I'll see my dr. one more time and then get my surgery date, tomorrow 4/23. I've jumped thru all the hoops so now I'm on the pre surgery diet. So far so good, its not to bad.

My DH is so supportive of all this, he's been a real doll about it all. He's even helping me exercise.

So far I'm starting at 285, I'm only 5'1". I have such a hard time moving around. I have ostioarthritis in both knees, hips and back. Diabetis, Asthma, GERD, High Bloodpressure. Well you name it I have it for obess medical issues.

I will be looking forward to getting my life back! I have done so much research, and have been on here reading every day, to learn as much as I can about all.

My DD2 did this, I so tried to talk her into not doing it but she didn't listen to me, thank God! She lost 100 lbs. within 1 year and is working on about 40 more. She is a totally different person, can move easily now, doesn't need a cane to walk. She could hardly move and just this week she dug up 4 garden beds (big ones) and planted enough veggies to feed the city. LOL

So she will be my support person as well as my DH. All my coworkers are also very supportive, as well as my friends. I'm lucky that I'm surrounded by a lot of love, that will help me get thru the hard parts.

I'm really looking foward to this, so when I get my surgery date, will post it as well. Good luck to all of us on here! We are all in the same boat ya know. Hugs...Betz

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